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storm || they/them || theatre kid || i primarily post about lotr, shakespeare, and star trek in that order

[asiasblogsstuff]

I have read the original Hamlet play and i loved it ,then watched 1921 movie.

Super inspiring so had to make some art

[shakespeare-guy-anon]

i like it when shakespeare

[guerrillatech]

[samwwise]

when you watch the two towers and you get to the part where sam says “there’s some good in this world mr. frodo, and it’s worth fighting for” and you feel that rush of hope and you’re just like. you’re right sam. there is. there really is.

[aspenrockymountainhigh]

"‘The Cracks of Doom,’ he muttered, the old name rising to his mind. ‘Well, if Master knows how to find them, I don’t.’

‘There you are!’ came the answer. ‘It’s all quite useless. He said so himself. You are the fool, going on hoping and toiling. You could have lain down and gone to sleep together days ago, if you hadn’t been so dogged. But you’ll die just the same, or worse. You might just as well lie down now and give it up. You’ll never get to the top anyway.’

‘I’ll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind,’ said Sam. ‘And I’ll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart.'"

- The Return of the King

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- Tevildo

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Art: Friend of Friends by Aleksander Karcz

[macabretrees]

So I think one of the biggest differences I’ve encountered in the Lord of the Rings books that wasn’t there in the movies is Frodo’s character. He seems more self-aware in the book than in the movie (I’m only on the 2nd chapter so things may change), and a lot older?

Elijah Wood’s Frodo gives us the perspective of a very young, very inexperienced hobbit in all areas of life it seems. He appears to be more of a child than he actually is (I know he’s young in the books, but he’s not a baby). He seems a lot more like Bilbo in the books, and not in the sense that “I’m going on an adventure that will drastically change my life”, but I mean the fact that he wants to go on an adventure.

And not just in that sense, but in character as well. He has Bilbo’s smugness and other assortments of mannerism. He just comes off as more of an adult with life experience. And granted, we didn’t get much of Frodo’s character in the movie (so who’s to say he wasn’t like that), but I’m irked we didn’t get to see book Frodo on screen.

Also, he seems hilarious.

[son-of-drogo]

I do love the movie interpretation but I agree.

Frodo, maturity wise in the books is like 25-30, so at the age when most people get the hang of adulting. Meaning he’s much more mature in the books.

In the books, he’s the leader of the four hobbits, he’s the boss and he’s used to being the boss. After all, he’s master of Bag End and head of the Baggins family.

The Frodo in the movies is much more like of Frodo went on the Quest shortly after inheriting Bag End as opposed to the 17 years later.

I think the movies did do justice to the books, but I do think we miss out on all the characters’ personalities. They did the best they could with a 3 hour runtime but they couldn’t get everything in with that large of a cast.

I’m really excited for you to get further into the books because he it’s just such a good character. And you’re right, he is hilarious-sometimes unintentionally so.

Ps. If you ever wanna chat about Frodo or you get confused at any point reading the books (cause there are some parts) feel free to message me.

[electracution]

ARMY DREAMERS

I am aware the "trend" has long ago passed, but I've only just gotten around to it. Do not tell me it doesn't fit.

Here is a version with all of them together.

I haven't done digital in a while, but I've enjoyed it a lot, surprisingly. Thought I had to relearn a lot.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the finished artwork as much as I do 🩷

[bitter-chocolate-stars]

If "in a galaxy far far away" is the opening to Jedi fairytales then does that mean that the entire Star Wars saga is a story specifically being told by a Jedi somewhere? Is it a Jedi far into the future long after the chaos of the Skywalker line has settled and faded telling little initiates a bedtime story?

(Did the Skywalker saga actually happen or is it simply a warning to younglings on the dangers of the Darkside? Is it both?)

(We already knew it was a story being told long after that fact. But we never knew who was telling the story.)

[ad-wills]

[fauzer0-blog]

Nazgul

[dearest-loveliest-elizabeth]

Actually, Nico 🤝 Frodo

[graceofgondor]

It kind of wrecks me when the media reduces Legolas to the overpowered hot guy who defies gravity.

Like...

Did we watch the same movies?

Not only is this guy just an insanely honorable and fierce member of the Fellowship, but he's an infinitely heartfelt and dedicated friend. He would go to the ends of the earth to follow Aragorn, to save Merry and Pippin, to fight in the name of Frodo Baggins.

He's lost his mother, he was raised by a grieving and emotionally absent father, he was sheltered from the rest of the world for years, he went from insulting and threatening dwarves to protecting and practically EXISTING for one. Not to mention everything he did post war of the ring, uniting his people yet removing himself from his royal status??

And just to think, he has to grapple with immortality. To other elves it doesn't matter, but to him, his entire life has become these mortal friends he's grown to call family. And he has to go on living while they all slowly die.

And yeah, he's a fucking INSANE FIGHTER. Like BEYOND REASON.

I get that to the dude bros he's just a hot guy for the girls to thirst over but in reality he's just as complex as the rest of them and I'd really like for us to acknowledge it for once.

[as-kind-as-summer]

Lotr Musical TikTok is a gift

[gracefuldisasters]

Hey hey hey Go read my friends fic where frodo gets banished to the roof

((Not quite accurate for what happens. But.)) (i will draw actual art for it, I promise)

[beaft]

being on the aro spectrum would be a lot easier if being single wasn't made to feel like a literal death sentence

[beaft]

it's all very well to say "friends are just as important as romantic partners" but in practice this simply is not the case lmao. you can share a flat with a friend but it's expected that sooner or later that friend will meet someone and will move out to go live with that person instead. if you're hanging out with friends you can bring your partner along but your friends can't come on a date night with you because that's third-wheeling and it's weird. you can know somebody for most of your life and still be second-best to some guy they met on tinder 6 months ago. you're meant to just accept without question the fact that your friends will prioritise time with their partners over time with you. being single is treated like a problem that needs to be fixed. we casually use expressions like "just friends" or "more than friends". everything we read and watch reinforces the idea that romantic love is what gives life meaning and therefore your life is meaningless without it. i try to keep my chin up but my god it is bleak out there

[bubblyernie]

Ended up doing a study back in May of Erril and that one scene from LOTR because Elijah Wood as Frodo always gave me his vibe, like visually. :3 suuuuch cool lighting

art tag // commission info

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

"The trannies should be able to piss in whatever toilet they want and change their bodies however they want. Why is it my business if some chick has a dick or a guy has a pie? I'm not a trannie or a fag so I don't care, just give 'em the medicine they need."

"This is an LGBT safe space. Of COURSE I fully support individuals who identify as transgender and their right to self-determination! I just think that transitioning is a very serious choice and should be heavily regulated. And there could be a lot of harm in exposing cis children to such topics, so we should be really careful about when it is appropriate to mention trans issues or have too much trans visibility."

One of the above statements is Problematic and the other is slightly annoying. If we disagree on which is which then working together for a better future is going to get really fucking difficult.

[june-egbert-official]

Someone who says they don't care if dudes wear dresses and makeup is a better ally than someone who says they're a safe space for women and non-binary people. I am not joking.

[redrook]

yeah I went to a gay bar recently with my husband tumblr user beemovieerotica, and a VERY confused capital S Southerner straight man in cargo shorts and a trucker hat showed up

apparently he (who through my drunken memory I remember only as Earl) liked some woman, and she told him that he wasn't cultured enough and needed to attend his first drag show (she also flaked on him)

Now I'm reasonably androgynous and was wearing makeup, a short leather skirt, and black heeled boots, but still when this guy came up to me when I was standing off alone and asked "So. Do you come here often?" with a very earnest expression, I thought. Surely not. This guy doesn't think I'm a straight woman does he????

Anyway I start talking with this guy and he has no idea what the fuck is going on but he is just a very kind and earnest dude and asked a lot of questions (while asking if it was alright if he asked those questions). I track down my husband and friends and I'm like y'all. We need to make sure that Earl has a Good Fucking Time tonight.

Man was completely out of his depth. At one point they put on a puppy auction to raise money for Pride, that started with a 6 ft drag queen in all her glory leading a leather pup out on a leash to the tune of that damned RSPCA "in the arms of the angels" song

We look at Earl. Nervous. He squints, laughs, and then goes "I was wondering why people were dressed like that!" He turned to me and asked "So they're like dogs?" And I said yeah pretty much. And he just chuckled and went "Yeah I thought so with the tails! Never seen this before!"

When the first drag king came out, Earl looked at me wide eyed and went "There's a dude version too?!" And I said yeah they're called drag kings. And he said, low, "Drag kings."

During one of the queens performances, he frowned, shook his head and told me, "Your legs are better than hers." in a tone that implied he thought there was some travesty taking place and I should also be getting paid

When he found out I was there with my husband (and that I am not a woman) he profusely apologized and said "I'm so sorry, it's dark in here and I thought you were a hot chick! I wouldn't have said nothing if I knew you had a husband, I'm so sorry about that."

When beemovie invited me to the dance floor with him later and I still had a drink in my hand, Earl said "Oh don't worry about that I can hold your drink, you get on out there and shake your ass with your husband!" Then before we left, Earl bought me drinks for "Putting up with me all night and answering everything. Y'all helped me have a great time tonight."

like. You gotta recognize there's going to people who have never had interacted outside of their of their own community. This includes you. And just because your community is familiar with all the right vocabulary and how to correctly say something, it doesn't mean they're actually going to support you. If someone like Earl shows up, confused and out of their depth but kind and curious and earnest, you gotta have patience and truck through the small things, so when he goes back to his friends and his coworkers and they snicker asking how the drag show was, he can genuinely talk about how included we tried to make him feel and that he had a great time

The person matters more than the language